Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
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Saturday.
W. w Russell Esq. the Land Man of
! Chardon was in Colby on Wednesday
The attendance at the county fair
Thursday was over 1000. Gate receipts
over $4,000
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Best quality seed wheat (FultZ) for sale
| at my place, NV or 5-7-32
FREDERICK GEESE.
A petition is being circulated by Rev.
Stewart and others asking the Pr Obate
Judge to grant Druggists license to J.
b. Hampton.
Grandma Vail from Michigan City, In
| diana, sends handsome silver cup as
present to Olive, the bright baby of
Charles Walls family of this place.
Vincent Lundberg, of Stockholm, Ply
min Chief to the King of Sweden,
recommends Halls Vegetable Sicillian
Hair Remover for the scalp and hair.
A. L. Williams, Esq, returns to his.
former home at Bassetts, Wis Mr..
Williams will be back to Thomas County
in about six weeks, and make it his per
manent home.
Decided land and town property that is
heavily mOrtgaged can be sold to the
best advantage by
McGoNIGAL s. Son.
W. G. King, Manager.
To eradicate the pOisOns which pro-
duce fever and ague, take Ayers Ague
Cure. 1t cures without leaving any in
| furious effect upon the system, and is the
only medicine in existence which may be
considered an absolute antidote for ma
Iaria.
Arthur GentZler, who during the sum-
mer has been travelling throughout Kan
sas in the fruit tree business, was in Col
by during the fair, to visit the fair. as he
said Arthur says there are many fine
and f1ourishing towns in western Kansas
but none more progressive nor to be
more desired as a home than Colby.
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The new safe of the First National
Bank was placed in temporary position
in the building occupied by the bank on
Fourth Street on Wednesday, 1t is a
very large and commodious affair. the
DiebOld make. The old safe will be re-
moved to Russell Springs. The new safe
is not only "A beautiful piece of workman
ship in every way, but the mechanism
contains all the modern improvements to
safety of its contents.
Delegates to the County Republican
Convention will be chosen on Saturday
next. The convention will meet in Col
by on October Sth. A great deal of
friendly feeling is manifest between the
respective candidates for the various po-
sitions, and the friends of each. The
convention bids fair to be harmonious in
all respects. and while the contest for the
nomination will be warm, there seems to
prevail among the candidates cordial
good feeling.
The new drug store will be called the
Colby Drug Store. Mr.. A. W. Patchin,
proprietor. came last week from Oberlin.
and is fast arranging the stock in the
store. BY Monday next the Colby Drug
Store will be opened with full, fresh
stock of drugs, paints. oils, notions. etc.
Mr.. Patchin is registered pharmacist
and one of the best in Kansas. A large
ad. will appear next week of Colby Drug
Store in the CAT.
James S. Warden, accompanied by
Mrs. Warden. arrived in Colby on
Wednesday Mr.. Warden was much
pleased at the evident progress made on
the National Bank and brick store build
ings since his last visit. These will be
pushed forward and ready for occupancy
by the middle of November Arrange
ments will be made with some competent
hotel man to take charge of the Newell
House, and it is thought the hotel will
be open for guests as soon as trains are
started on the Colby Branch line
We learn that A. Lauterbach. ESQ.,.
who owns a quarter section just south
and adjoining Colby, mas sold three
fourths his interest for 5000 The pur-
chasers are c. Buschow G. j. Zerwekh
and David Zerwekh. These gentlemen
each take fourth interest in the quarter
section. The north part of the quarter
will be plated Immediately. and put up
on the market. Mr.. Buschow will erect
a handsome and commOdiOus residence
upon some choice block as soon as the
addition is plated. and will remove from
Red Cloud with his family to Colby.